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==Day one== | ==Day one== | ||
An ''[[Ixalan]]'' [[Booster draft]] kicked the event off, with the featured players being former [[Player of the Year]] [[Brad Nelson]] and Yuki Matsumoto, who was coming into the event with a lifetime Booster draft win record of 76%. Nelson drafted a White-Black Vampires deck that the commentators thought ended up fine, especially considering the weak start to the draft; in the first pack, Nelson didn't get many good cards. Matsumoto drafted a Blue-Black Pirates deck favored by the commentators. | An ''[[Ixalan]]'' [[Booster draft]] kicked the event off, with the featured players being former [[Player of the Year]] [[Brad Nelson]] and Yuki Matsumoto, who was coming into the event with a lifetime Booster draft win record of 76%. Nelson drafted a White-Black Vampires deck that the commentators thought ended up fine, especially considering the weak start to the draft; in the first pack, Nelson didn't get many good cards. Matsumoto drafted a Blue-Black Pirates deck favored by the commentators. In the end, Nelson finished 1–2 in the draft, while Matsumoto won the pod, going 3–0. Other famous players to also post a perfect 3–0 start to the Pro Tour included [[Luis Scott-Vargas]], back from an absence from the professional scene; [[Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa]], winner of the previous Pro Tour; [[Gabriel Nassif]]; [[Owen Turtenwald]]; [[Paul Rietzl]]; and both newly minted [[Magic Pro Tour Hall of Fame|Hall of Famers]], [[Martin Jůza]] and [[Josh Utter-Leyton]]. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Pro Tour ''Ixalan'' was the first Pro Tour since Pro Tour New York not attended by [[Raphaël Lévy]], who ended his streak of 91 consecutive Pro Tours played due to the birth of his first child. | *Pro Tour ''Ixalan'' was the first Pro Tour since Pro Tour New York not attended by [[Raphaël Lévy]], who ended his streak of 91 consecutive Pro Tours played due to the birth of his first child. | ||
*The event also saw the return of [[Luis Scott-Vargas]] to competitive play; after posting three Pro Tour top eights in [[2015–16 Pro Tour Season|2015–16]], Scott-Vargas had taken the [[2016–17 Pro Tour Season]] off to do [[coverage]]. | *The event also saw the return of [[Luis Scott-Vargas]] to competitive play; after posting three Pro Tour top eights in [[2015–16 Pro Tour Season|2015–16]], Scott-Vargas had taken the [[2016–17 Pro Tour Season]] off to do [[coverage]]. | ||
==External links== | |||
*[https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/ptxln Pro Tour ''Ixalan'' coverage] | |||
*[https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/premierplay/protour/ptxln/invitations Pro Tour ''Ixalan'' invitation list] | |||
{{2017–18 PT Season}} | {{2017–18 PT Season}} | ||
[[Category:Pro Tour events|P106]] | [[Category:Pro Tour events|P106]] | ||
Revision as of 20:17, 3 November 2017
Pro Tour Ixalan is the first Pro Tour of the 2017–18 season. It takes place on 3–5 November 2017 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States.
Format
Pro Tour Ixalan marked the first time since the 2011 World Championships that the event took place not 2-3 weeks after the release of a new set; instead, Ixalan had been available for purchase for five weeks as Pro Tour Ixalan took place. As a result, the Standard and Booster draft formats had both been well explored prior to the event, with William Jensen having won the 2017 World Championship with Temur Energy four weeks prior, and five Ixalan Limited Grand Prix events had taken place already.
Day one
An Ixalan Booster draft kicked the event off, with the featured players being former Player of the Year Brad Nelson and Yuki Matsumoto, who was coming into the event with a lifetime Booster draft win record of 76%. Nelson drafted a White-Black Vampires deck that the commentators thought ended up fine, especially considering the weak start to the draft; in the first pack, Nelson didn't get many good cards. Matsumoto drafted a Blue-Black Pirates deck favored by the commentators. In the end, Nelson finished 1–2 in the draft, while Matsumoto won the pod, going 3–0. Other famous players to also post a perfect 3–0 start to the Pro Tour included Luis Scott-Vargas, back from an absence from the professional scene; Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa, winner of the previous Pro Tour; Gabriel Nassif; Owen Turtenwald; Paul Rietzl; and both newly minted Hall of Famers, Martin Jůza and Josh Utter-Leyton.
Trivia
- Pro Tour Ixalan was the first Pro Tour since Pro Tour New York not attended by Raphaël Lévy, who ended his streak of 91 consecutive Pro Tours played due to the birth of his first child.
- The event also saw the return of Luis Scott-Vargas to competitive play; after posting three Pro Tour top eights in 2015–16, Scott-Vargas had taken the 2016–17 Pro Tour Season off to do coverage.